Gollop/Tibbo

 

INLS 111: INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES I

 

School of Information and Library Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 

DIRECTORY EXERCISE

 

 

Objectives:

 

1.        Become familiar with a range of significant directory resources through review and use.

 

2.        Gain some proficiency in the use of these resources.

 

3.        To compare paper-based and electronic versions of resources.

 

Directions:

 

Please answer 10 of the following questions.  Give the answer to the question, a complete citation as to where you found the information, and any other details about your search, e.g. where you looked unsuccessfully, problems you found with a source. For many of these questions you may find the answer in a number of sources. Please note discrepancies between sources.

 

 

1.        I am a parent who would like to home school her child. I know there are regulations. Which agency must approve this if I live in Chapel Hill? If I live in Orange County?

 

 

 

 

 

2.        What library in the United States has the strongest collection in Icelandic studies?  Is there also an Icelandic studies program there or a strength in Icelandic studies within any department?

 

 

 

 

 

3.        When was the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases founded? What branch of the U.S. Public Health Service is it in, and what year was the branch founded?

 

 

 

 

 

4.        I’m an undergraduate student who wants to get into Ancient (especially Mediterranean) history.  Are there any e-journals that I could subscribe to or any discussion lists?

 

 

 

 

 

5.        I heard that there’s a political action committee for beer wholesalers.  Is it true, and if so, what’s their address?

 

6.        I have a family in Perth, Australia and I am interested in looking for a library job there.  Where can I find out about universities in Perth and their addresses?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.        Where can I find a list of the one hundred largest foundations by total giving?

 

 

 

 

 

8.        I am looking for a list of bed and breakfast inns in North Carolina.  Where can I write or call for information?

 

 

 

 

 

9.        Is there a film society devoted exclusively to Steven Spielberg?  Where can I get information about it?

 

 

 

 

 

10.     What is the address of the U.S. embassy in South Africa?

 

 

 

 

 

11.     Where can I find a list of the most important museums, learned societies, research centers, and universities in the world (all of this information must come from one source)?

 

 

 

 

 

12.     I want to know an address for an office in North Carolina for Representative David Price who represents Chapel Hill in the U. S. Congress. Where can I find it?